Corn harvester and shocker.



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CORN HARVESTER .AND SHOCKER.

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SPECIFICATON forming part ofLetters ,Patent No. 629,118, dated July 18, 1899.

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T0 all whom it rtag/ concern.-

invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corn l-Iarvesters and Shockers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of 'the'inventiom such as will enable others skilled Yin the art to which ro it appertainsfto make and Vuse the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specication. f

This invention relates to new and useful irnprovements in corn cutters and shockers; and it consists in the provision of. means whereby the stalks of corn which are cut are conveyed `in vertical or. upright positions to receiving zo clamping-arms, which are gradually. carried back upon an endless apron, andafter a suit'-Y ficient quantity of corn has been collected between the clamping-arms means is provided for compressing the shock and swinging the same after it has been tiedback and depositing the shock in the rear of the machine.

To theseendsand to such others as the invention may pertain the same consists, further, in the novel construction, combination,

y 3o and adaptation of parts, as will b'e hereinafter more fully described and then defined in theappended claims.

My invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letspecifically 5 ters of reference marked thereon, form a part 4o construction of my machine.

of this application, and in which drawings similar letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several Views, in 'which--- Figure l is a plan view showing the general Fig. 2 is a sectionalview'on-line 3 3 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a side elevation. Fig. 4 is a bottom'plan View of the front portion of the machine. Fig. 5 is a detailview, infront elevation of the main drivin g-wheel and means for raising and lowering the frame. Fig. 6 is a detail view of the caster-wheel and means for raising and lowering the frame over saine. Fig. 7 is a detail view showing the m anner of holding the outer 5o end of the swinging rack to the slotted` endclutch member O4.

. to. Fig. 9 is detail. viewl showing abclt-tight- Be it known that I, OTA A. VOLF, a citi zenw of the United States, residing at Rockford,- ;in the county of Mercer and.' State' of Ohio, have ener for the endless driving-chain.

j Referencenow beingfhad to the details of the drawings by' letter; A designates the generalframe of the machine, which is mounted on caster-wheels and the main driving-wheel y1?which latter has geared mechanisml for l driving the machine. The bearings of said driving-wheel B are mounted in the vertical 'f boxes B', which have rack-bars on their inner faces, with the teeth oi' which bars the pinionwheels B2 are designed to mesh, said pinionwheels being'adapted to mesh with the teeth of the rack-bars, and the outer of said pinionwheels is connected to or integral with a geared wheel B3, which is mounted on the shaft 'carrying the driving-wheel and has meshing with its teeth aworm B4,.which is mounted in bracket-arms B5 of the plate B6, which is carried on-the main operating-shaft. Connectedto said worm is the rod-C7, having a crank-handleat its outer end, whereby as said worm isrotated the shaft lcarrying the main driving-wheel may be raised or lowered.

Mounted between thel vcross-bars C and C of the frameisashatt OZ-which has a geared wheel C3 keyed thereto, with teeth on its outer face. This shaft C2 carries loosely mounted thereon a `clutch member' C4, the teeth on the edge of which clutch aredesigned to mesh with the teeth Conth'e enlarged portion of the shaft O2.

Mounted on the main driving-shaft is a sprocket-wheel B8, over which a sprocketchain B9 passes, which also passes over the sprocket-wheel which is integral with the ployed to operate'said clutch when it is desired to throw the same into mesh orL out of mesh with the shaft C2.

, Journaled in the outer ends of .the beams Dot the machine `is a shaft D', carrying a pinion-wheel D2, which is designed to mesh with the teeth on the `face of the geared wheel O3, and at one endet the said shaft is keyed a sprocket-wheel D3, and at its opposite end is an eccentric D, carrying a wrist-pin D 5, which is connected to; the pitman D6, connected to one end of the reciprocating knife D8, which works backend forth in the recessed ends oi the guides D9.

Mounted in the uprights E on the frame is A suitablelever C6 is em- IOO y apron F passes.

a shaft E', which has keyed to one end a sprocket-wheel E2, which has chain connection with the sprocket-wheel D3. Keyed on this shaft E' are the sprocket-wheels E3 and E4, the former of which has sprocket-chain connection with a sprocket-wheel E5, keyed to the shaft E0., which is journaled in the frame of the machine. E7 is a geared wheel carried by said shaft EG and has geared connection with the wheel E8,which has teeth on its outer face. This wheel Es is keyed tothe shaft E9, mounted in the frame of the machine and over which the endless slatted In order to throw the shaft E laterally, so that the geared wheel E7 will mesh with the teeth on the outer face of the wheel E8, a lever F' is provided, which is pivoted on a lug of the frame and is connected with said shaft E( at its lower end, and by tilting this lever the said geared wheel E7 may be thrown into or out of mesh with the wheel E8, which operates the apron.

For operating the conveyers the upright rotating reels G are employed, which reels are journaled in the supporting-frames, as shown, and have sprocket-wheels G' near their upper and lower ends, over which chains G2 pass and communicate motion from -one reel to another. A geared wheel II, mounted on -an upright portion of the frame, has on its stub-shaft a sprocket-wheel II', which is connected with the sprocket-wheel E4 by a sprocket-chain, and meshing with the beveled teeth on the wheel H is a pinion H2, which is mounted on an upright stub-shaft having a sprocket-wheel H3 keyed to its lower end on the under side of the frame of the harvester. To the lower ends of the inner of the reels of the conveyer are keyed sprocket- Wheels K, with which engage the endless sprocket-chain K',whereby motion is imparted to the reels from the main driving mechanism, as will be understood.

Mounted on the guide members D in front of the reaper are the upright and backwardlyinclined rods L, which are provided to guide the stalks of corn as they are cut between the upright conveyers. In order to prevent the stalks of corn tipping over the sides f the reaper, the guide-rods M are provided, which u are connected at their forward ends to the upright parts of the frame supporting the reels and have their rear ends secured to the frame of the harvester. Mounted inthe rear ends of the beams N ofthe frame is a shaft N', over which the apron turns.

On the side of the harvester opposite from that carrying the driving-shaft is a casterwheel,which is vertically adj ustable by means of the crank-shaft O', whereby the harvester may be raised or lowered.

Mounted on the post Q, which rises from the standard E on the frame, is a swinging rack R, which is preferably of rectangular shape and suitably braced, as shown, by means of rods. To the outer projecting ends of said rack is piv- `and stops the machine. `handle J4 the shock-compressing arms are tween the longitudinal portions ofthe bracket S isa shaft J', to which cranks J2 are keyed, carrying links K3 at their upper ends, which are connected to the loops in the ends of said shock-compressing arms T. Keyed to the outer end of said shaft J' is an operating-lever J4, and a ratchet-wheel and pawl may be provided to hold the shaftat a particular position, whereby the `shock-compressing arms may be held in an open or closed relation.

In order to raise or lower the tongue which is connected to the harvester, I have provided a lever V, which is connected by a link V' to the bent rod V2, which is journaled in eyes on the frame of the harvester and has linked connection V3 with the tongue V4.

The operation of my invention is as follows: The spaces between the guards are directed so that the rows of corn will collie against the cutting edges-and as the stalks are cut they are conveyed in an upright position between the upright reels and deposited on the apron and between the compressingarms. As the harvester advances and the geared connection, will slightly travel back,

loarrying with it the post S', which is supported by the outer swinging rack S, and

when a sufcient quantity of stalks have been l gathered between the compressingarins the operator throws the mechanism out of gear By operating the brought together and the shock held until the same is tied up, after which the swinging racks are swung around, the clamping-arms released, and the shock falls to the ground, and the arms are swung around and opened adjacent to the vertical conve yers and the operation is repeated.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim to be new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A corn harvester and shocker, comprising the co'nveyers, an endless apron and means for operating the same, and a swinging rack having shock-compressing arms for receiving the stalks of corn and. which travel with the endless apron as the stalks accumulate between thearms, and means for compressing the shock, as shown and described.

2. A corn harvester and shocker, comprising in combination with the frame, the vertical conveyers, the knife-cutter and endless apron and means for operating the same, a

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swinging rack mounted on the frame of the harvester and having shockcompressing arms which are designed to be heldin an open relation adjacent to said conveyers, the free end of said rack having a post provided with a catch designed to hold the same to the apron and to travel rearward with thev same, as shown and described.

3. A corn harvester and shocker, comprising. in combination With the frame,vthe conveyers, the cutting-knife, endless apron and means for operating the same as set forth, racks pivoted together, one of which swings on a post of the frame, a pair of shockcompressing varms on a post', carried at the end of ihe'outer of said racks, the lower end 'of said post having a catch designed to engage with and be carried along by said apron, and the cranks and link connecbions'with said shockin presence cfptwo witnesses.

compressing arms, and a lever for operating said arms'as shown and described.

l 4. A corn harvester and shocker, comprising in combinatlon with the main frame, the

less apron as described, and geared mechanism for throwing the same into and out of gear, a swingingrack mounted on the frame, Va second rack pivoted to the swinging end of the iirst-named rack, the shock-compressing arms carried on a posi; at the outer end of cutting mechanism, the conveyers and endsaid second rack, means for operating the shock-compressing arms.

In testimony 'whereof I affix my signature 

